Alex Mayhew

ReBlink

You won’t believe your eyes at the Art Gallery of Ontario

Alex Mayhew presents his newest project ReBlink. ReBlink is an exhibition that blends traditional art with the latest in computer vision technologies to “re-mix” nine paintings in the AGO’s permanent collection, bringing them to life in a new light.

The gallery experience will never be the same

ReBlink provides a modern day recasting of the past. It is a digital intervention project that refreshes the traditional gallery viewing experience. Facilitated by augmented reality technology and shape recognition, established works of art are layered with an alternate re-imagining of the work.

This juxtaposition of realities aims to provoke a spectrum of reactions in the viewer: not only does it provide a new ‘remixed’ digital layer, it reframes the original by having the viewer consider the invisible space, the relationship between old and the new.

Technology always re-casts human experience but is rarely used as a mechanism to reflect on the eternal. This project inspires pause, reflection through a magical looking glass into altered worlds.

Alex Mayhew would like to thank the amazing team for all their hard work, creativity and support: